Un launches sustainable development network to help find solutions to global problems

UN launches sustainable development network to help find solutions to global problems Fri, Aug 10, 2012 Research centres, universities and technical institutions will form part of a new network to address the world's most pressing environmental, social and economic problems. &nbsp | Español &nbsp&nbsp New York, 9 August 2012 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a new independent global network of research centres, universities and technical institutions to help find solutions for some of the world's most pressing environmental, social and economic problems. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (http://www.unsdsn.org/ SDSN) will work with stakeholders including business, civil society, UN agencies and other international organizations to identify and share the best pathways to achieve sustainable development, according to a UN http://www.un...